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Police ask for help as officers investigate shooting of teen girl
Police in Saskatoon are asking for help from the public as they investigate the shooting of a 15-year-old girl.According to police, the shooting happened at around 1:30 a.m. on Nov. 18. The girl was w...
Nov 30, 2022
Winnipeg Sea Bears the latest team in growing Canadian Elite Basketball League
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Sea Bears are the newest franchise in the Canadian Elite Basketball League. The team, owned by Winnipeg businessman and lawyer David Asper, will tip off the 2023 season at the ...
Nov 30, 2022
Conditions improving after snow and windstorm hammers southern B.C.
VANCOUVER - A fierce storm blanketed Vancouver Island and much of British Columbia's south coast with 10 to 25 centimetres of snow, causing traffic gridlock, power outages and airport delays. Environm...
Nov 30, 2022
Penguins D Letang out indefinitely after 2nd stroke
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang is out indefinitely after suffering a stroke. General manager Ron Hextall announced Tuesday that the 35-year-old Letang had the stroke Mond...
Nov 30, 2022
Planned power outage Thursday for sections of tri-community
A power outage affecting areas of the tri-communities originally planned for today has been postponed until tomorrow. The affected areas incudes the 100 block of Muriel Ross Crescent, the 200 to 300 b...
Nov 30, 2022
Largest recorded Alberta earthquake probably natural, scientist says
EDMONTON - A geologist says the largest earthquake ever recorded in Alberta was probably due to natural causes. Rebecca Salvage of the University of Calgary says the 5.6-magnitude quake that rattled w...
Nov 30, 2022
Ministerial staff shared information about soldiers' role in "Freedom Convoy"
OTTAWA - Emails released through a public inquiry suggest federal Liberal political aides were scrambling earlier this year to figure out the extent of support members of the Canadian Armed Forces had...
Nov 30, 2022
Ottawa to spend $1.2 million to replace and repair homes after mass stabbing
JAMES SMITH CREE NATION - The federal government is to spend $1.2 million to repair and replace houses damaged during a mass stabbing in Saskatchewan nearly three months. Eleven people died and 18 wer...
Nov 30, 2022
IS says leader Abu al-Hassan al-Qurayshi killed in battle
BEIRUT (AP) - The leader of the Islamic State group, Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, was killed in battle recently, the group's spokesman said in audio released Wednesday. He gave no further det...
Nov 30, 2022
Canada finishes issuing $500M in government-backed bonds for Ukraine
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says $500 million in five-year bonds issued by Canada to support the Ukrainian government have been fully subscribed. Trudeau announced the results of the bond d...
Nov 30, 2022